On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
Desmos is a free website that allows students to use an online graphing calculator at home or from a school computer.
Educational Uses of Site
Students can easily graph any type of function that they want. This site is especially useful for teachers if they want to display very near, organized, clear graphs for their students. It is also very helpful for students to understand transformations of graphs at the high school level. It is an invaluable resource for the students who cannot afford their own graphing calculator. While they can always borrow one at school, what are they going to do when they get home? This site is a great resource for students as well as teachers.
Review of Site
I have been using this site ever since I started teaching at the high school level (although I wish I had known about it when I taught at the middle school level as well). Students like to try to get out of homework assignments by saying that they do not have a graphing calculator, so I always respond with, "Well, can you get on the internet at home?" About 99% of the time they say yes, and then I write down this site for them and tell them that they will be fine, and maybe even in better shape with this resource. Although they may not be happy at first, in the end they all grasp the material that much better for having investigated this website.
Unit 6.2A Assignment
On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
Student Name:
Kevin WhelanTitle of Site:
DesmosURL:
https://www.desmos.comDescription of Site:
Desmos is a free website that allows students to use an online graphing calculator at home or from a school computer.
Educational Uses of Site
Students can easily graph any type of function that they want. This site is especially useful for teachers if they want to display very near, organized, clear graphs for their students. It is also very helpful for students to understand transformations of graphs at the high school level. It is an invaluable resource for the students who cannot afford their own graphing calculator. While they can always borrow one at school, what are they going to do when they get home? This site is a great resource for students as well as teachers.Review of Site
I have been using this site ever since I started teaching at the high school level (although I wish I had known about it when I taught at the middle school level as well). Students like to try to get out of homework assignments by saying that they do not have a graphing calculator, so I always respond with, "Well, can you get on the internet at home?" About 99% of the time they say yes, and then I write down this site for them and tell them that they will be fine, and maybe even in better shape with this resource. Although they may not be happy at first, in the end they all grasp the material that much better for having investigated this website.